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Mental health

Work can have a significant impact on people’s mental health. Employers can help to foster a mentally healthy workplace, for example by taking action to prevent and manage stress and training line managers on mental wellbeing.


    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety
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    Employers ‘worryingly’ ignorant about stress risk assessments

    by Nic Paton 20 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 20 May 2025

    Employer awareness, understanding and compliance with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stress risk assessment requirements remains “worryingly” low, a poll...

    • Mental health conditions
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    Awareness weeks fuel spike in demand for mental health support

    by Nic Paton 19 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 19 May 2025

    Demand from employees for support around mental ill health rose by 10% in the weeks following Mental Health Awareness Week...

    • Hybrid working
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    • Mental health

    Workers ‘wait and see’ as companies struggle to hire

    by Jo Faragher 16 May 2025
    by Jo Faragher 16 May 2025

    Two-fifths of employers are struggling to hire despite an increase in unemployment, according to the latest Talent Trends report from Michael Page.

    • Fit for Work
    • NHS
    • Mental health conditions

    Healthcare workers prioritise mental health support in new jobs

    by Nic Paton 12 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 12 May 2025

    Three-quarters of healthcare workers (76%) prioritise access to mental health support when evaluating job opportunities, a poll has argued.
    The...

    • Stress
    • Careers in HR
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    Why HR burnout is a strategic issue

    by Ana Nikoladze 12 May 2025
    by Ana Nikoladze 12 May 2025

    As HR takes on an increasingly central role in the success of the business, it's not immune to burnout. How can people teams address their own mental wellbeing?

    • Stress
    • Mental health conditions
    • Education

    Two-thirds of school leaders suffering mental ill health

    by Nic Paton 6 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 6 May 2025

    Nearly two-thirds (65%) of school leaders and head teachers say their mental health has been harmed in the previous 12...

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Mental health

    Employers urged to do more to tackle loneliness

    by Nic Paton 1 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 1 May 2025

    Employers are being urged to take a more active role in addressing loneliness inside and outside the workplace.
    Research from...

    • Latest News
    • Mental health
    • Career breaks

    Increasing burnout fuelling demand for sabbaticals

    by Nic Paton 30 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 30 Apr 2025

    Almost half (42%) of the UK workforce wants to be given access to sabbaticals, with demand being driven by rising...

    • Stress
    • Fit for Work
    • Stress

    Nearly half did not take even one full week’s holiday last year – poll

    by Nic Paton 14 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 14 Apr 2025

    Nearly half of UK employees (43%) did not take even a full week off work last year, a survey has...

    • Benefits
    • Fit for Work
    • Latest News

    Are employers ready to recruit more people with ADHD?

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Apr 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Apr 2025

    A recent tribunal hearing has cast light on the experiences of people with ADHD.

    • Fit for Work
    • Stress
    • Stress

    Quarter feel their employer is ineffective at managing stress

    by Nic Paton 11 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 11 Apr 2025

    More than a quarter of workers (28%) believe their employer is ineffective at managing workplace stress, according to a poll....

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    • Discipline and grievances

    Apprentice with ADHD was fairly dismissed after lunch incident

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Apr 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Apr 2025

    An employment tribunal has ruled against a garage apprentice who said his ADHD caused him to be unfairly dismissed from...

    • Fit for Work
    • Stress
    • Anxiety

    Hospitality and shift workers struggling with burnout

    by Nic Paton 28 Mar 2025
    by Nic Paton 28 Mar 2025

    More than eight in 10 shift workers report poor mental health, along with seven out of 10 hospitality workers, research has suggested.

    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety
    • Construction

    Seven in 10 builders find it ‘too difficult’ to talk about mental health

    by Nic Paton 28 Mar 2025
    by Nic Paton 28 Mar 2025

    Nearly seven in 10 builders have suspected a colleague is seriously depressed yet have felt it was ‘too difficult’ to...

    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety
    • Stress

    Half of employees have cried because of work pressures – poll

    by Nic Paton 19 Mar 2025
    by Nic Paton 19 Mar 2025

    Half of employees say they have cried because of work issues, and 58% have considered quitting their job as a...

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